Bought this recently-Need help on the artist signature. It had a Nat. Academy of Design label on the back which I lost in transporting it. Thanks in advance for any opinions. Steve
I will quickly admit that I am probably wrong but it feels like something from circa 1970 trying to be much older. ? Maude
She's awfully dirty, isn't she? And bummer about the label. Do you know for sure that 'Song of Seville' is the title? The National Academy of Design exhibit catalogs can be found on-line. With a lot of work you could... I'd start at the 1920s and work back. Oh, wait. There's a name scratched on frame back along with address. Appears to be "De Mance" and address is "332 E 69." https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Sear...emy of design &searchtype=all&ft=&setft=false Debora
Henri de Mance. In 1923, The New York Times damned with praise his recent works as "workman-like and serious." Under heading Art Exhibitions for the Week and sub-head Painting. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1923/12/23/104976400.html?pageNumber=120 Debora
Dates are 1871-1948 according to AskArt. And they give his nationality as German which seems a bit unlikely given name. Debora
You can find more reviews of his work ("... broad technician and strong Colorist...") with an internet search. Debora
Ah, he was German (Hamburg.) Here's his biography. Exhibited at NAD in 1910, 1925 and 1934. So you can cross check NAD exhibit catalogs for those years to confirm work his. https://www.artprice.com/artist/205413/henri-de-mance/biography Debora
Bob in your defense,I enhanced the signature to a point where it looked like a 60s-70s bullfighting painting. Debora, what a sleuth. I would never have gotten there. There's a chance the label fell behind a hutch at the shop according to the owner. I'm headed over there tomorrow to move it and check.
I didn't post the dimensions before but the canvas is 30wx36h overall 45wx51 inches and weighs probably 40 lbs. Now I have to convince my wife that it's always been here.
I happened to see a very light stamp on the frame Newcomb- Macklin co. Chicago, New York. Turns out the frame probably has more value than the artwork.
Testing Adding: Sorry, @Steve B I'm just testing to see if I can post here. There is a discussion about your other thread. https://www.antiquers.com/threads/weird-thing-happening-on-forum.31998/page-2
